Cyberbullying, in which school children anonymously spread gossip online using blogs, is an “epidemic” according to the Oregonian, and authorities are find it hard to stop.

The report sites cases of children being harassed, bullied, and just outright slandered through blogs, with one school principal saying that the endemic problems of cyberbulling with blogs and email is similar to the lawlessness of “Dodge City” and an expert stating that “The social norms online seem to encourage disinhibition”.